Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-05

! COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL AssoCIA-
TIoN, HELD AT MARTINsBURG, No
vEMBER LIST, 1887 Second Annu-
al Convention of the berkeley County
Sunday School Association" convened
in the Trinity Episcopal Church,
with Rev. F. Nj. Woods in the chair.
| At 10 O'Clock, a. M. the convention
was opsned with devotional exercises.
1 The minutes of The last convention and
the Executive Committee were read
and approved. The same officers were
elected for the next year Mr.. Frank
Barr and James Stribling were appoint
as committee to digest and summar-
Use the reports of the schools. The
first topic was opened by Rev. f. 7.
Robertson and remarks followed by
Rev. r. ID. Roller, w. b. Colston, }. w i.
Quinn, Frank Barr and others. AT
| 1920 the convention adjourned, To meet
at D. M. and after devotional exer-
cises, the second topic was opened by
Rev. r. G.. Holland, followed by Rev.
j. Edwards, Rev. II. G. Cowan, Rev A.
E. Rodgers and others. The third topic
was opened by Rev. r. ID. Roller, fol-
lowed by Rev. Robertson, Edwards,
Woods and others. The fourth topic was
opened by Rev. A. E. Rodgers, Rev. j.
Il. Andrew unavoidably being absent)
followed by others present. At 4:3O p.
m. the convention adjourned to meet at
7:30 p. M, at which time devotional
exercises were had and the fifth topic
opened by Rev. Jno. Edwards, followed
by others present. The sixth topic was
opened by Rev. f. M. Woods, followed
by Rev. r. G. Holland and others. The
committee on Sunday School reports,
made the following report Twenty
three Sunday Schools reported, IL re-
port their schools being held months,
school II months, 5 held months, /
school s months, schools 7 months and
l school 8 months. % schools report
1877 officers and $500 scholars, making
total of 1887, with an average attend
ance of 1884. IA of these report an adj
dition to the churches Of 152. II re-
port amount contributed to benevolent
and missionary objects $1,065.2O. q
report amount expended for schools
S719.77. There are four schools whose
reports have not been received, and
were in the last convention, which will
make the total membership of the Sun
day Schools 1915, and officers and
scholars $40. The schools reported
are as follows Mission Sunday School,
Falling Waters Station, Miss. Stehly'
Friendship School, M. E., Little George.
town, reported by Rev. II. G. Cowan,
Harmony, M. E. by same. Stokes, M.
p, by same and Three Runs by same.
Hedgesville M. E. Sunday School, byJ
w. Quinn and r. Hanna. Mt. Leban.
non Mission Gerardstown
Prest. Trinity Episcopal
Sunday School, r. D. Roller, Capt.
Colston. Miss NJ. S. McSherry, Miss M.
Compton, Mrs. j, l.. w. Baker, Mrs. j.
NJ. Howell, Miss Bessie Burkhart. Mt.
Zion Episcopal, Hedgesville, S. L,
Kreglow. Fairview Union, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott. Presbyterian S. S., Z. ..
Nicklas, Rev. z. M Woods, Misses Fannie
Hoke, Alice Hoke, Mollje Harlan and
others. First NJ. E. Sunday School,
by Jno. Edwards and Mrs. Bateman.
Failing Waters Sunday School, Pres
byterian----- St. Andrews
Mission Episcopal, r. D. Roller. Trim
ity M E, South, Sunday School, Frank
Barr and others. N. Mountain, NJ E,
- Made Stone School, CIV
Fotz Pitzer's Chapel Sunday School.
--- st. Johns Lutheran, Rev.
r. G.. Holland, Mrs. Knapp and others.
Union Sunday School, Vanclevesville.
- Mt. Zion Vanclevesville
and Reformed Sunday School, Martins
burg On motion the time
and place of the next annual conven-
tion was left with the executive COM
mittee and was passed. On motion, a
vote of thanks to the Rev r d Roller
for the use of his church and to the
choir for their assistance, was passed.
At $50 p. m, the convention adjourned
subject to the call of the Executive
Committee. F. NJ. WOODS, Pres.
q. w. WIsNER, Sec.
JoNEs-KEMPEL.-S Pau's Re-
formed Church, Lexington street near
Carrollton avenue, was the scene of a
very pretty wedding last evening. The
contracting parties we're Mr.. G. Frank
Jones, a prominent young druggist of
Charlestown, w. Va formerly of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, and Miss Lena
Kempe, daughter of Mr.. William
Kempel, merchant of West Baltimore
street. The ceremony was performed